1951–52 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1951–52 St. Francis Terriers Basketball StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png Metropolitan New York Conference 20–8 4–2 Daniel Lynch 4th Marty O'Donnell Butler Street GymnasiumII Corps Artillery Armory National Catholic Invitation Tournament 3rd Place Game L 50–64 The 1951–1952 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1951–52 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers.ST. FRANCIS BOASTS EXPERIENCE, HEIGHT http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/05/89475948.html?pageNumber=61 New York Times 6 June 2016 The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference. The Terriers played their home games at the Bulter Street Gymnasium in their Cobble Hill, Brooklyn campus and at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn. On February 2, 1952, against Seton Hall, the Terriers played in the first quadruple overtime game in New York City history, both collegiate and professional.SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 70-60 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/01/31/84236983.html?pageNumber=31 New York Times 6 June 2016 The Terriers triumphed 82–70. Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 1951 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men Martin Conway 6 3 SR Ray Rudzinski G 6 0 SR C Vern Stokes F 6 2 JR Frank Sainato 5 8 JR George Searing G 5 11 SO Hank Daubenschmidt C 6 7 SO Bronx, NY Jack Walsh F 6 4 SO Frank Dentico G 5 9 FR Jack Prenderville C 6 4 y Marty Donohue G 6 3 Tom Coogan F 6 4 Bob Goeller 5 11 Bob Keith 6 2 Daniel Lynch (St. Francis '38) Marty O'Donnell Schedule no no no no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season November 16, 1951 yes no Alumni Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York 91–41St. Francis Five Wins, 91-41 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/11/17/121443163.html?pageNumber=12 New York Times 6 June 2016 1–0 November 29, 1951 yes no Fort Monmouth Butler Campus Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York 80–49St. Francis Five Wins, 80-49 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/11/30/94283705.html?pageNumber=39 New York Times 6 June 2016 2–0 December 1, 1951 yes yes no Connecticut Hawley Armory Storrs, Connecticut 77–69C.C.N.Y. FIVE NIPS ROANOKE, 63 TO 62 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/02/89471125.html?pageNumber=193 New York Times 6 June 2016 3–0 December 5, 1951 no 1951-52 New York University NYU Violets NYU II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York 3,000 58–59N.Y.U. Rally Stops St. Francis Five, Overcoming 12-Point Deficit http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/06/89477275.html?pageNumber=60 New York Times 6 June 2016 3–1 (0–1) December 7, 1951 no 1951-52 Le Moyne College Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York 56–51Brooklyn Poly in Front http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/08/94285505.html?pageNumber=22 New York Times 6 June 2016 4–1 December 15, 1951 yes no 1951-52 Yeshiva University Yeshiva Maccabees Yeshiva II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York 66–38FORDHAM SUBDUES R.P.I. FIVE, 72-49 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/16/89824828.html?pageNumber=170 New York Times 6 June 2016 5–1 December 22, 1951 yes yes no 1951-52 Adelphi University Adelphi Panthers Adelphi Garden City, New York 66–50ST. FRANCIS DOWNS ADELPHI FIVE, 66-50 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/23/121637298.html?pageNumber=76 New York Times 6 June 2016 6–1 December 26, 1951 no 1951-52 Fordham University Fordham Rams Fordham II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York 4,000 54–52ST. FRANCIS UPSETS FORDHAM, 54 TO 52 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/27/91131446.html?pageNumber=33 New York Times 6 June 2016 7–1 (1–1) December 29, 1951 yes no 1951-52 Illinois Wesleyan University Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York 67–48Wagner Beats Alfred in Final of Hofstra Invitation Basketball Tournament http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/30/84873025.html?pageNumber=80 New York Times 6 June 2016 8–1 January 2, 1952 yes no 1951-52 Loyola University Maryland Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (Baltimore) II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York 69–60ST. FRANCIS DOWNS LOYOLA FIVE, 69-60 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/01/03/93339931.html?pageNumber=31 New York Times 6 June 2016 9–1 January 4, 1952 yes yes no 1951-52 King's College (Pennsylvania) King's Monarchs Kings College Kingston, Pennsylvania 78–54Stokes High Scorer http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/01/05/84294978.html?pageNumber=15 New York Times 6 June 2016 10–1 January 5, 1952 yes yes no 1951-52 Muhlenberg College Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg College Rockne Hall Allentown, Pennsylvania 2,400 72–64Article 9 -- No Title http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/01/06/93555415.html?pageNumber=196 New York Times 6 June 2016 11–1 January 12, 1952 yes yes no 1951-52 Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Westminster Titans Westminster New Wilmington, Pennsylvania 52–63St. Francis Beaten, 63-52 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/01/13/93343112.html?pageNumber=174 New York Times 6 June 2016 11–2 January 13, 1952 yes no 1951-52 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Lorreto, Pennsylvania 65–72St. Francis of Brooklyn Bows http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/01/14/84235212.html?pageNumber=25 New York Times 6 June 2016 11–3 January 19, 1952 yes no St. John's 69th Regiment Armory New York, New York 36–54ST. JOHN'S DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 54-36 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/01/20/93557120.html?pageNumber=167 New York Times 6 June 2016 11–4 (1–2) January 30, 1952 yes no 1951-52 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 11 South Orange, New Jersey 3,000 60–70SETON HALL DOWNS ST. FRANCIS, 70-60 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/01/31/84236983.html?pageNumber=31 New York Times 6 June 2016 11–5 February 1, 1952 3:00 pmMANHATTAN PLAYS TODAY http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/02/84300875.html?pageNumber=17 New York Times 6 June 2016 yes no 1951-52 Manhattan College Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 69th Regiment Armory New York, New Yorks 82–70 4OTSt. Francis Defeats Manhattan In Fourth Overtime Period, 82-70 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/03/93346199.html?pageNumber=169 New York Times 6 June 2016 12–5 (2–2) February 6, 1952 no 1951-52 Iona College (New York) Iona Gaels Iona II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York 64–58 OTScore Tied 17 Times http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/07/93347057.html?pageNumber=35 New York Times 6 June 2016 13–5 February 8, 1952 yes yes no 1951-52 Fairfield University Fairfield Stags Fairfield Bridgeport, Connecticut 66–49Article 15 -- No Title http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/09/84301854.html?pageNumber=17 New York Times 6 June 2016 14–5 February 9, 1952 yes yes no 1951-52 Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain State Teachers College New Britain, Connecticut 61–46Article 11 -- No Title http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/10/84183542.html?pageNumber=157 New York Times 6 June 2016 15–5 February 16, 1952 yes no 1951-52 Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Jersey City Armory Jersey City, New Jersey 91–64Article 7 -- No Title http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/17/84240260.html?pageNumber=142 New York Times 6 June 2016 16–5 February 20, 1952 no 1951-52 City College of New York CCNY Beavers CCNY Columbus Council, Knights of Columbus Clubhouse Brooklyn, New York 71–56ST. FRANCIS HALTS CITY COLLEGE, 71-56 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/21/84241019.html?pageNumber=32 New York Times 6 June 2016 17–5 (3–2) February 23, 1952 yes no 1951-52 Siena College Siena Saints Siena 18 Albany, New York 43–52Siena Stops St. Francis http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/24/93562642.html?pageNumber=171 New York Times 6 June 2016 17–6 February 26, 1952 yes no 1951-52 Brooklyn College Brooklyn College Bulldogs Brooklyn College Roosevelt Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York 61–51BROOKLYN COLLEGE IS CHECKED BY 61-51 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/27/84241587.html?pageNumber=32 New York Times 6 June 2016 18–6 (4–2) March 5, 1952 yes no Connecticut II Corps Artillery Armory Brooklyn, New York 63–47Terriers Beat Connecticut http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/06/93563887.html?pageNumber=37 New York Times 8 June 2016 19–6 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1952 National Catholic Invitation Tournament March 18, 1949 yes yes no 1951-52 Le Moyne College Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne RPI Field HouseSt. Francis to Play Siena http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/04/84243443.html?pageNumber=31 New York Times 6 June 2016 Troy, New York 4,000 Second Round 75–61ST. FRANCIS BEATS LE MOYNE BY 75-61 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/19/84244987.html?pageNumber=40 New York Times 6 June 2016 20–6 March 20, 1949St. Francis Plays Tonight http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/21/84305926.html?pageNumber=28 New York Times 6 June 2016 yes yes no 1951-52 Marquette University Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette RPI Field HouseSt. Francis to Play Siena http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/04/84243443.html?pageNumber=31 New York Times 6 June 2016 Troy, New York 4,000 Semifinals 57–79MARQUETTE BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 79-57 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/22/84306719.html?pageNumber=18 New York Times 6 June 2016 20–7 March 22, 1949 yes yes no 1951-52 Siena College Siena Saints Siena RPI Field House Troy, New York Consolation Game 50–64MARQUETTE HALTS LORETT0 FIVE, 76-64 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/23/93357618.html?pageNumber=188 New York Times 6 June 2016 20–8 AP Poll Eastern Time National Catholic Invitation Tournament St. Francis, the defending champions was selected as the 4th seed in the NCIT. The tournament took place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Field House in Troy, New York, from March 15 to March 22.St. Francis to Play Siena http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/04/84243443.html?pageNumber=31 New York Times 8 June 2016 First roundLORETTO FIVE WINS, 66-52 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/17/93355649.html?pageNumber=26 New York Times 8 June 2016IONA FIVE DEFEATS GANNON, 68 TO 52 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/16/93354194.html?pageNumber=199 New York Times 8 June 2016 Quarter-finalsMARQUETTE QUINTET DEFEATS IONA, 66-59 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/20/84246068.html?pageNumber=39 New York Times 8 June 2016 Semi-finalsMARQUETTE BEATS ST. FRANCIS, 79-57 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/22/84306719.html?pageNumber=18 New York Times 8 June 2016 FinalMARQUETTE HALTS LORETT0 FIVE, 76-64 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/03/23/93357618.html?pageNumber=188 New York Times 8 June 2016 Third place Scranton 85 Saint Mary's (MN) 78 Saint Francis (PA) 66 Loyola (MD) 52 Iona 68 Gannon (PA) 52 Le Moyne 67 Providence 63 (1 seed) Siena 79 Scranton 57 (3 seed) Saint Joseph's 56 Saint Francis (PA) 65 (2 seed) Marquette 66 Iona 59 (4 seed) St. Francis (NY) 75 Le Moyne 61 Saint Francis (PA) 54 Siena 51 Marquette 79 St. Francis (NY) 57 Marquette 76 Saint Francis (PA) 64 Siena 64 St. Francis (NY) 50 Awards Vernon Stokes All-Metropolitan Selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association References External links St. Francis Terriers men's basketball official website Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball seasons St. Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis